Prof. Yakubu, new INEC chairman unveiled

Finally, President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a replacement for prof. Attahiru Jega. He is a professor of political history and international studies, Mahmood Yakubu, as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC
Yakubu, a professor of political history and international studies, was Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.
He is an expert in guerrilla warfare, terrorism and counter-terrorism.
He was an Assistant Secretary, Finance and Administration, at the 2014 National Conference under the Jonathan led administration.
Professor Yakubu, is the first and only first class graduate of history from the North till date,who was on secondment from the Nigeria Defense Academy where he was a lecturer to the Federal Ministry of Education.
He was a member of the very dynamic Oby Ezekwesili Educational Transformation Team which received plaudits from Nigerians for their far reaching recommendations for the turn around of the fortunes of education in Nigeria.